Does Roku offer a remote or upgrade that allows me to adjust my Sonos Soundbar Volume?

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Razmo wrote:

Hello, 

I'm disappointed to find that my Roku Ultra remote can't be synced with my Sonos Soundbar. My Soundbar is the only device I use to provide me with TV audio. Does or will Roku offer a remote that allows for Sonos Soundbar volume control (or any soundbar make)?

If not, could there be a universal remote that can be synced with my Roku device, allowing me all functionality, same as the Roku Remote allowing for both TV power on/off and volume control?

Thanks

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Not sure if you've reached a solution, but I wanted to share my experience today. I was also searching for how to get the Roku remote to control the Sonos Playbar. I got it to work pretty easily. 

Here's my setup:

Roku Ultra 4660X
Vizio V-series 58" 4k
Sonos Playbar with remote Sub and 2 Play-1's as rear surrounds (all in 5.1 config)

1. I disabled all speakers on my Vizio TV via TV settings.
2. Made sure Roku connected to HDMI-1 (ARC) port
3. Opened SONOS app on mobile phone
4. Selected the room with the speakers I wanted to control
5. Went into Settings, then "Remote Control Setup"
6. Told it "Replace current remote", then "Continue"
7.  Pressed "Volume Up" button on Roku Ultra remote
8. SONOS noticed the signal and said it was complete. 
9. Selected "Done"

It all works as I wanted. Hope this helps!

-Steve B. 

Asked and answered, there's no roku remote that can be synced directly with any brand of AVR or soundbar.

If you can live with IR, no voice search, there's the very cheap but very good One-For-All urc-7935 streamer remote, it is one device remote that can control 3 types of device tv, streamer and soundbar. Its also a learning remote. You can find them on ebay for under $10.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/One-For-All-Universal-Remote-Streaming-Control-3-Devices-URC7935/401967560566?hash=item5d97223776:g:jmEAAOSwo49d1x0z

I'm not sure I understand why you can't use the SONOS app to make your Roku remote work. Most soundbars (including SONOS) allow you to use your TV remote in lieu of the soundbar remote. Set that up to work with your TV then set up your Roku remote to work with your TV and both should work.

While the ROku remote can not control the SONOS soundbar, the Sonos soundbar will accept  the orders from the Roku remote. You must open the SONOS app, go to the  soundbar settings, go to the TV input, and choose remote. It will tell you that only one device can control the SONOS and then you can change that to the Roku remote. I later turned off the sound on my TV and everything is now controlled by one remote. One minor issue is that when I control the volume I get a message on TV saying volume is digital out, but that goes away quickly.

I gave up on trying all the other "solutions." I have a Roku (series 6) TCL TV and a Sonos Playbar and Sub. I bought a device called the "Sideclick" which clips on to the left side of the Roku remote and gives the necessary IR signal to control the volume of the Sonos stuff. The TV remote is wi-fi (only-it seems).I still need the phone app (Android in my case) to adjust sub level, EQ, compression, etc.). To program the sideclick, I used a Samsung remote's volume buttons, which is learnable (or maybe the default) of the Sonos Playbar.

My TCL branded remote RC280/282 pairs and controls the volume of my Ray Soundbar. 

Just go into your Sonos app, click on settings -> system. Click on the room your playbar is in. Then scroll down to remote control setup. Follow the prompts and you should be all set.